OUR RESPONSE:
As I am always prone to recommending with most anything, we have to make sure the basics are covered, Vitamins, Minerals, good Fats and possible diet changes. Since the Omega 3’s are so essential to hormone health we need to make sure that you are covering with a nice high EPA to DHA ratio. It is also essential to have specific nutrition products that benefit the uterus. I would recommend Multi-Pollen, and herbs like Red Raspberry Leaves. We can cover this with 2 products, Fem PMS and Multi-Pollen. I would recommend 1 twice daily of each for minimum of 3 months to bring the best health to the uterus. We also may want to consider a two week cleanse and combine it with hormone cleansing at the same time. As for diet changing I would like to have you look at pH and blood type concepts to see how you feel and what we can do to remove any aggravating food factors (Caffeine is one very aggravating factor, soda, coffee, or black tea). If you want to start with supplements then I would cover with the above and realize that if this starts to work then fails we have some diet changes that we need to make. Let us know if we can help you further.
Q. I have been diagnosed with two small uterine fibroids that are causing much pain, clots, and bleeding. Do you recommend any supplements to help? – Patty
Q. I am going to be 49 this year, what can I do to help my body transition into menopause? – Renee
OUR RESPONSE:
I am thrilled that you are thinking about this before you are in the throes of an intense change. Working now should lessen this intensity. Always start with the basics, solid high potency multi, omega 3’s, and choose great healthy variety in your diet. Not only do the Omega 3’s help with hormone production, but hormone metabolism (which means function), and then hormone elimination. I want you to make sure that the Fish Oil amounts that you are using stay high, so look for a fish oil with an EPA>1000mg and a DHA>750mg. As for the multi we want solid mineral content and high B vitamin content. I would recommend that you use a multi like Clinical Nutrients for Women which would fit what you need. I want to make sure that you are not prone to constipation. This needs to be corrected before we go any further (of course if you are prone to the other direction I need to know this also). As for any separate nutrients that I would recommend, if you live here in Wisconsin, then I would recommend that you make sure that you are taking Vitamin D3 and I would recommend this time of year that you keep your dosing at 4000iu daily. If you follow this and you feel great, solid energy and mood, no aches or pains, not getting sick frequently, and no sleep problems then we are on the right track, but if other things still plague you then we need to address those soon.
Q. My daughter had one spot which the dr. informed us was Molluscum- he told us it would go away naturally but could take a long time. It is now spreading (intial spot was on her torso)- She now has spots on her arm so clearly it’s spreading. Do you have any treatments for this? – Holly
OUR RESPONSE: I would start with a few things, first make sure that she is doing Vitamin D and Omega 3’s and then we really need to hit her immune system. I would recommend Astragalus, we will use this in viral warts also so the cross-over for molluscum will work just as well. As for dosing on the Astragalus regardless of age I would recommend 3 capsules twice daily. As for Vitamin D and Omega 3’s I would dose based on age and weight, so if you want to stop in we can discuss what dose would be most appropriate. The last thing to add in would be a probiotic. I would recommend Orthobiotic once daily preferably at bedtime. There is huge immunity in the intestinal tract so we need to keep that strong and if it is slightly off we can see issues in the skin. Let me know how it is going and if we need to address something further then we can do so.
Q. I am a lifelong vegetarian who considers tofu one of my favorite foods, and I decided to stop eating so much of it? Is GM soy bad for you? – Metilda
OUR RESPONSE: With a vast majority of medical and even nutritional individuals all getting scared of soy, I suggest you really dig into what Asian cultures do with soy and do as they do. I always tell my clients that billions of Asians people cannot be wrong about this plant. So with this said, you need to do soy always, always, always non-GMO or organic! With over 80% of the US Soy GM we have a serious issue with what we have done to the soy plant and have changed its properties and thus how the human body reacts when presented with it. I suggest the chapter in “Food Revolution” by Robbins entitled Frankensoy if you want to get a heads up on what happens in this country with soy. Also if you choose soy, look to sprouted tofu, miso and tempeh or even natto if you can find it as non-GMO or organic and learn how to use a variety of fermented soy food products to implement in your diet. Our cooking classes we keep very focused on vegetarian ideas, not for vegetarians at the class, but just to help people try different foods that they normally would not. We would love to see you there, just check out our website for dates and times.
Q. What can help with some of the effects of prostraitis? – Vicky
OUR RESPONSE: Prostatitis is an inflammation in the prostate for men. This inflammation can lead to an increase in infection, since the prostate helps prevent infection in men when this is an issue infection is possible. As for other issues the inflammation can cause urination issues, frequent urination, up 2-4 times at night, or just extremely frequent during the day. The other very common issue is that it takes a lot longer than normal time to get urine to flow. So he may stand there and it will take way too long to start. This can be helped by a number of things, such as pumpkin seed oil and saw palmetto just to name a few. I would recommend that you have a Dr. address this to check his PSA to make sure that there is not a bigger issue.
Thanks for the great question.
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